I'm just an ornamental fish in the water.

"Lady Luoshui, Lady Du greets Your Highness."

Lady Du was imprisoned within the magic array, and even though her face was covered in mud, she still wore a smile.

"You're very confident."

Lady Luoshui looked at it calmly and said, "Is it because your true form is not here that you dare to speak to me like this?"

"Perhaps that's the reason, but more so because I know that begging for mercy in front of you is pointless. It's better to be firm."

Lady Du swayed slightly and said softly, "Your Majesty, please have mercy and loosen your grip on me a little?"

Upon hearing this, Lady Luoshui actually raised her hand and waved it away, dispelling the magic array that was imprisoning Lady Du.

Lady Du landed on the surface of the stream, but couldn't stand up and instead fell into the water with a splash.

Jiang Li even heard a clear sound of a wrist bone breaking.

"As expected of the first prince of the human race, my little miracles are nothing but a joke in your presence."

Madam Du's expression remained unchanged. She stood up from the stream, dragging her ankle, which was obviously bent at an exaggerated angle, and walked straight into the stream.

For an ordinary person, this would be tantamount to playing with their own bones. But this Lady Du seemed completely unconcerned.

Clearly, although Lady Luoshui had broken the seal of the magic array, this was something she had deliberately shown to Jiang Li.

So even if the magic array was broken, before that, or rather, from the moment Lady Du was covered by the divine power of Lady Luoshui, all her supernatural abilities had been completely sealed off.

The current Du Fu is probably not even as good as an ordinary mortal.

"You're in charge of Qinxin Pavilion?"

Lady Luoshui asked calmly.

"I am merely a steward of Qinxin Pavilion, obeying orders. How dare I claim to have any say in my own affairs?"

Lady Du shook her head and gracefully knelt before Lady Luoshui.

Jiang Li saw it clearly, and after it sat down, its expression suddenly relaxed a bit.

It seems that it's not that it doesn't hurt, but rather that it's bearable.

At this moment, Jiang Li asked in a deep voice, "Qinxin Pavilion was not established by Zhang Bao. On the contrary, it should be said that Zhang Bao joined Qinxin Pavilion, and you are providing assistance to his plan?"

"That's right," Madam Du admitted readily.

Jiang Li frowned and asked, "If that's the case, why do you value the Taiping Jing so much?"

If this is true, then the evil force that Lady Du belongs to is quite terrifying.

Zhang Bao is no ordinary person. A true cultivator at the level of a demonic corpse-dissolving immortal in the mortal realm is actually just a collaborator of Qinxin Pavilion.

It seems that Qinxin Pavilion is even using Zhang Bao.

Madam Du smiled without saying a word, only tilting her head slightly.

Jiang Li frowned, suddenly thinking of this incident.

This Qinxin Pavilion is not only coveting the Taiping Scripture, but also collecting all kinds of supernatural powers and scriptures of extremely high status.

Perhaps the biggest reason for Qinxinge's cooperation with Zhang Bao was to obtain a channel that might lead to the acquisition of the Taiping Sutra...

"Purpose."

Lady Luoshui asked.

"That's beyond my knowledge," Lady Du said, bowing her head in grievance. "Your Majesty, I'm just a lowly servant placed before others, only knowing how to do my job. I have no right to know anything more."

Jiang Li frowned.

Could this so-called Qinxin Pavilion really have such power?

Even those who cooperated with or even exploited Zhang Bao were not core members of Qinxinge.

But Lady Luoshui suddenly gave a cold laugh and said softly, "If it's not because the Heavenly Emperor suddenly perished and the Heavenly Court didn't come to a standstill, then you're lying."

The implication is simple: unless the Heavenly Court has ceased to function and the Heavenly Emperor has perished, such an evil force could not possibly exist in the mortal realm.

No matter how turbulent the land of China may be, how much humanity may decline, or how much evil and heretical forces may emerge, the world will still be governed by the righteous path that prevails over the evil path.

If this so-called Qinxin Pavilion is truly as terrifying as Lady Du's words suggest, and if it also has the ability to remain hidden from the Heavenly Court, then it is indeed true.

Therefore, the Heavenly Thunder Department, the Northern Exorcism Institute, the Three Heavens Dharma Masters' Mansion, the Divine Firmament Jade Pivot, and the Judicial Hall should all be disbanded.

This kind of seemingly mysterious trick, which makes people think and speculate, and makes the listener imagine it to be more and more terrifying, may be able to deceive a naive person like Jiang Li.

But it is absolutely impossible to make Lady Luoshui have any worries or unnecessary thoughts.

Lady Du remained silent, simply bowing her head. Seeing this, Lady Luoshui raised her hand and pointed.

Without a sound, Madam Du's two arms fell to the ground, but no blood flowed out.

Those two fair and delicate arms, which looked incredibly soft, slowly sprouted thick, dark green bristles after landing. Their slender fingers also gradually swelled up, grew scales, and eventually transformed into a hideous and grotesque shape.

A hint of malice flashed in Jiang Li's eyes.

Lady Du kept her head down, as if the severed arm wasn't her own, but her slightly trembling body still betrayed the pain she was trying so hard to suppress.

In the eyes of the Goddess of Luoshui, it was just an ordinary creature.

"really."

Lady Luo glanced at the two arms and said calmly, "Your methods are more advanced than those of those evil creatures."

"Your body is still that of a demon, but your soul is not that of a vengeful ghost. Instead, it is your soul that has been steeped in evil magic since birth and has been completely led astray."

Lady Du slowly raised her head and smiled, "Your Majesty might as well just say that I am a human soul in a demon body."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li's expression shifted, and she suppressed the urge to go see Lady Luoshui.

Upon hearing this, Lady Luoshui remained unmoved, simply stating calmly, "You are unworthy to call yourself a human."

"perhaps."

Lady Du blinked indifferently and laughed, "I am merely a tool. How could a tool have any opinion about itself? As long as my master finds me useful, that's enough."

"Oh……"

Lady Luoshui sneered, "Even now, are you still going to play these tricks?"

Jiang Li understood. Qinxin Pavilion was not as terrifying as he had imagined, and this Madam Du was no small fry either; she was at least one of the founders of Qinxin Pavilion.

The collaboration with Zhang Bao was not a casual move, but a high-stakes gamble for Qinxinge.

They fabricated a grand, imaginary facade to appease Zhang Bao, who was consumed by obsession after falling into demonic possession.

But the same methods failed to appease Lady Luoshui.

A sinister organization with elusive goals, disguising itself as a pufferfish and constantly puffing up its chest to appear more formidable.

This is the true face of Qinxin Pavilion.

Lady Du was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "There is one thing I will not lie to Your Majesty about, or perhaps Your Majesty has already seen it. My extraordinary abilities are not the work of Qinxin Pavilion."

As she spoke, Madam Du paused for a moment, then asked with a smile, "So, in other words, I do indeed have someone backing me."

"Is Your Majesty truly ready to lift the lid?"

If Qinxin Pavilion is essentially just a daring evil organization, then where did these bizarre and rare methods in the Three Realms come from?

Lady Luoshui didn't speak, she just raised her hand and squeezed.

The next moment, Madam Du's body suddenly collapsed, turning into meaningless dust.

Jiang Li looked over and saw that a soul had been forcibly pulled out by Lady Luoshui and held in her hand as before.

But this soul, which should have belonged to Madam Du, was somewhat different.

"Is it incomplete?"